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Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the 1844 Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie in Paris
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Creator
Gunsmith: Signed by Alfred Gauvain (French, Paris 1801-1889 Paris)
Designer: Designed by Michel Liénard (French, La Bouille 1810-1870 Brussels)
Barrelsmith: Barrels by Léopold Bernard (French, Paris, active 1832-70)
Culture
French, Paris
Title
Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the 1844 Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie in Paris
Work Type
Pair of percussion target pistols
Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Date
dated 1844
Location
Paris
Material
Steel, wood (ebony)
Measurements
L. of each pistol 16 5/8 in. (42.3 cm); L. of each barrel 11 in. (27.8 cm); Cal. of each barrel .50 in. (13 mm)
Repository
Collection
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Line
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Bequest, 2013
Rights
The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. This image was provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Contact information: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028,
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